The unique part of this appears to be that a Picture in Picture preview of what is playing on the other station displays as you move through the guide while also allowing you to see the channel currently tuned in. Someone using a TiVo with the HDUI needs to chime in with info as to whether that's on the newer premiere boxes or not.

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Yeah, I figured it was prior art. Wondering what Apple's angle is to get a patent on this type of tech? If you believe the fanbois they are trying to get a patent on existing things and then take everyone in sight to court for copying them.

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There better be some actual innovation or non-obvious implementation beyond what that article shows, or this is just another BS idea patent that depends very heavily on prior art as well as existing implementations...even for 2006 when it was filed.

There better be some actual innovation or non-obvious implementation beyond what that article shows, or this is just another BS idea patent that depends very heavily on prior art as well as existing implementations...even for 2006 when it was filed.

2006. Wow. Certainly no TiVo used PIP for guide display then. Maybe some PC/Tuner card applications. Be just like Apple to patent something obvious and then go after everyone that implemented it during or after the application date.

I'm starting to think Apple is becoming a patent troll. You'd think they would have tried to implement in the past 6 years.

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2006. Wow. Certainly no TiVo used PIP for guide display then. Maybe some PC/Tuner card applications. Be just like Apple to patent something obvious and then go after everyone that implemented it during or after the application date.

I'm starting to think Apple is becoming a patent troll. You'd think they would have tried to implement in the past 6 years.

A quick search shows that the Dish Network 522 DVR Receiver from 2005 had picture in picture and pictures in the menu screens. And I know other devices generated on screen controls. So yeah, there needs to be a lot more to the patent...

Figure 21 is a copy of the "grid-style" guide DirecTV, DISH and most everyone else has been using since before 2006. Figure 31 looks an awful lot like the TiVo guide ca 1999. Too bad the article did not include the patent numbers.

A quick search shows that the Dish Network 522 DVR Receiver from 2005 had picture in picture and pictures in the menu screens. And I know other devices generated on screen controls. So yeah, there needs to be a lot more to the patent...

A quick search shows that the Dish Network 522 DVR Receiver from 2005 had picture in picture and pictures in the menu screens. And I know other devices generated on screen controls. So yeah, there needs to be a lot more to the patent...

If the image I found is accurate, the guide only shows what's on the other channel and doesn't let you see the current channel on screen.

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I hate legal blogs - and other news stories - that report on something and don't link to the original document. It's horrible. I will always link to the original document in my blog so people can read for themselves.

I hate legal blogs - and other news stories - that report on something and don't link to the original document. It's horrible. I will always link to the original document in my blog so people can read for themselves.

It is really surprising to know that Apple's patent was filed in 2006 and it took so long to be waiting on a patent. More surprising was that Apple has iPhone patents going back to 1999 and the iPhone launched in 2007.